Happy Hour for the Arts

Nothing says summer quite like happy hour on a lazy Sunday afternoon. And this weekend, you can add some culture to your cocktail with an event featuring items ranging from handmade jewelry and ceramics to hand-painted scarves. Artists like painter Jean Pierre Marques and photographer Victoria Freeman will join local authors in the second installment of the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission’s “Art Under the Umbrellas” series. But be sure to come with an appetite for more than the arts. Fallbrook Winery will be pouring wine selections to accompany appetizer samples from the restaurant. Even your ears are in for a treat, with the Lonesome Georges jazz ensemble, former winners of the town’s jazz festival, on hand to keep the mood mellow as Coronado shows that it’s more than just that beautiful beach town across the bay.